Counseling for Anxiety
Anxiety can feel debilitating. Counseling for anxiety can help symptoms feel more manageable. If you worry about many different things, or social situations, or if you feel panicky and it is hard to concentrate, you may be struggling with anxiety. Anxiety can also show up as irritability, trouble sleeping, feeling on edge, or having muscle aches.
Anxiety is particularly tricky because it can seep into almost all daily activities. Worry can spiral out of control, and what might seem to others to be a small issue feels massive to you. Anxiety is a common mental health issue and is treatable. You do not have to keep feeling this way, and I am so glad you are considering treatment for anxiety!
You deserve to feel less anxious.
You may feel like you are losing control. That you can’t stop thinking negatively, and you are so exhausted from the constant thoughts running in your head. Others, even those closest to you, may not get why you feel so anxious. You may worry there is someting wrong with you.
It is so important and meaningful that you are thinking about counseling for anxiety. Counseling can help create better, more manageable coping strategies, validate and normalize your experiences, and help you work on having a healthier relationship to your thoughts, yourself, and others. Feeling less anxious is possible.
How Individual Counseling for Anxiety Works
The first step is to schedule a free consultation where we can see if anxiety counseling is a good fit for you. We’ll talk about your anxiety, reasons for wanting counseling, and what you hope counseling will help you gain.
During the first part of our work together, I will ask questions and also give space to listen to your story. We will look at your anxiety and other history, and you are welcome to ask questions about anxiety counseling as well.
In following sessions, we will work together to create counseling goals to address your anxiety. We will make sure to focus on what you desire as the outcome of counseling. We will begin the work of lessening your anxiety symptoms.
Next, we will continue to work on the goals you created at the beginning of counseling. If your anxiety concerns do not improve, or if new concerns come up, we will address those issues too. We will review your goals and make changes as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
+ Do I need counseling for anxiety?
Anxiety is very common. In fact, anxiety can be adaptive at times, helping us complete tasks in a timely manner or make it to work or school on time. However, when anxiety starts to interfere with relationships, academics, work, or other areas of your life, it may be time to seek assistance. Anxiety is sneaky in that it can show up in almost any area of life, so there are lots of places for it to take hold! Those struggling with anxiety can benefit from having a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk about anxieties, fears, and how to better manage the anxiety.
+ How can counseling for anxiety help me?
Counseling for anxiety can be very beneficial. One of the ways that counseling for anxiety can help is by validating and normalizing the experience of anxiety, so that you feel less alone and not as "different" as you may seem from others who may not struggle with anxiety. Another helpful facet to anxiety counseling includes learning coping skills and tools to better manage the anxiety. Exploring underlying issues of anxiety can also help by allowing you to understand where your anxiety is coming from and how to better manage those triggers and feelings. Anxiety is not just in your head! Counseling can make a difference in anxiety management.
+ How do I start counseling with you?
It's easy! Please just call my office number, email me, or fill out the contact form on the Contact Page. We can schedule a free 20 minute consultation to see if we would be a good fit to work together.